Cobwebs

*blowing off the cobwebs*

     Let's open up the shades and bring some life back into this place! :)

      I am not sure how many of you are still around but I have so much fun in store for you!

      I really don't know where to begin. Where I left off I suppose is a pretty good place to start to fill you in.

     Well to update you quickly... we have adopted all of the boys now. They have been a forever part of our family now for three years! We have had no more placements and Little Miss went back home to her family. So we still have three boys :).

      Most of you started following me on FB so I never felt like any of you were out of the loop really unless you didn't find and friend me on FB, which is totally fine... I just figured whoever wanted to stay updated would be able to that way.

     If you are still following along... stick around, I am about to blurb a HUGE update and many praise reports.

        -Bri

"Fishing Game"

I love teaching our boys in our day to day play as an additive to the school time we spend together.

I have always loved the 'fishing game' at parties and a while back (this time last year) I thought that making a learning game out of the fishing game would be fun for the boys. Then I thought... hmmm maybe someone else my benefit from this too so I shot some photos for you all to join in the fun!

So grab yer fishin' buddy, fishin' pole and yer swimmin' gear and get goin'.

 How I did it:
I hung a blanket from two tall chairs, rigged up some fishing poles using paint sticks, yarn, and mini clothes pins.

I made a lot of different types of fish from construction paper (probably need to laminate them for more stability) and put numbers and dots on them for counting.

I then labeled a small brown paper sack with each it's own number matching the fish for them to drop off their fresh catch in the correct bag.

Now that they are older and can do addition and subtraction the game is still going strong. Just throw some plus signs and minus signs in there and put two or three fish on at a time with the math sign and you've got it going on. They just add or subtract the correct numbers and there you have it... they put it in the correct bag for the answer and when they are done you get to come out and check their bags.

 I had to bring in my substitute fish put-er on-er while I snapped photos.

The empty co-pilot seat belongs to our rambunctious 2 year old

eating his fresh catch in his high chair for snack time. While his brothers enjoy

a fun game with out "NO, BEN!" Every 2 seconds!

 

 counting dots

 having a stare down with the fish!

We do this right after their school time and right before their snack time so at the end of this game you can throw on a bag of gold fish for their catch of the day. And everyone can retreat to the table for their snacks. Sometimes we have them as a snack on a picnic blanket in the house too :).

Happy fishing!

We're EXPECTING

...two new forever members to join our family November 18th 2011 at 4PM!!! (yeah I know, that wasn't nice :)... haha)


Moe and Roo will both be adopted on National Adoption Day this year. I am beyond ecstatic! When I talk to Moe about adoption and his name changing (middle and last) he gets all excited and says "I want that for me like Tristan". He loves saying our last name and it is so fun watching him delight in knowing that will soon be his last name as well.

Roo, well he has NO idea he's getting adopted so it will just be one big party to him with lots of people celebrating with and around us!

So if you live around us and would like to partner with us on this fantabulous day, mark your calendars. It is Friday, November 18th at 4 PM. I can't tell you that the time won't change as I have heard stories of such, but it will be in the later afternoon so that people don't have to miss work or too much of it anyway. There will be drinks and light snacks (or maybe just cake) served and lots of fun for everyone! Please if you can RSVP to me so I will be able to get some sort of head count.

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES ... C'MON!